Dear St. Louis Arborist Association Member,

Do you need practical solutions for urban tree and infrastructure conflicts?

Join leaders in the field of urban forestry and municipal planning to learn the latest research and management techniques to address (and avoid) on-going green/gray infrastructure challenges. Plan to walk away with tools and strategies that will help you maintain and grow a healthy urban tree canopy during development, construction, and infrastructure improvements.

What: Trees, Cities, and Infrastructure

When: Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 8:30am – 4pm

Where: Meramec Community College, St. Louis, MO

Register at: www.ufconsortium.com/events/

See attached event flier for more details.

This day-long program will combine classroom presentations from regional experts and local case studies with hands-on field demonstrations including: various sidewalk conflict solutions, the latest tree preservation techniques, two root collar excavation techniques, and structural stability testing of root pruned trees.

The target audience for this training is urban forest managers, municipal public works staff, landscape architects, planners, contractors, and arborists.

ISA CEUs will be available.

This event is sponsored by: the Mid-West Chapter of the International Society of Arborculture, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Community Forest Council, Meramec Community College, and the Urban Forestry Consortium.

Trees as Infrastructure – REGISTER (Updated)